North Texas
North Texas is 7-2 and No. 62 of 138 in the machine's ratings, 1.4 points better than an average FBS team. Last game: won 52-23 vs Rice in Week 10. The machine gives North Texas a 1% chance to make the playoff.
Week 11: at UTSA, Saturday, Nov 14: the matchup, unit by unit
Why North Texas is No. 62
- North Texas's rating is 1.4: the machine's estimate that North Texas is 1.4 points better than an average FBS team on a neutral field. That is No. 62 of 138. For scale, 0 is an average FBS team: right now the closest to it is No. 68 Arizona State (0.2).
- It started the season at −6.4, ESPN's preseason Football Power Index from July. Its results since have moved it up 7.8.
- The biggest weekly moves: +6.0 after Week 2 (W 44-6 vs UNLV) and −2.0 after Week 3 (L 35-49 at Texas State).
- Its record is 7-2. The 2 losses were to No. 9 Indiana, No. 64 Texas State, by 25.0 points on average. The 7 wins came by 24.9 points on average; the best was over No. 76 Navy. The rating weighs how much a team won or lost by and against whom, not just the win-loss count.
- Its FBS opponents so far average No. 84 in the machine's ratings.
- Just above is No. 61 Cincinnati (1.5); just below is No. 63 Purdue (1.2).
The rating, week by week
Strengths and weak spots
Head coach
Neal Brown is in his 1st season at North Texas. This season: 7-2.
Data provided by CollegeFootballData.com.
Team stats
Season totals and averages over 9 games, each with its national rank among 138 FBS teams (No. 1 = best). The game-by-game story is in the season, week by week.
Passing
| Completions-attempts | 228-321 |
|---|---|
| Passing yards | 3085 |
| Touchdowns-interceptions | 25-5 |
| Yards per attempt* | 9.6No. 8 of 138 |
| Explosive pass rate | 15.9%No. 5 of 138 |
| Sacks allowed (rate) | 2.1%No. 6 of 138 |
Rushing
| Carries-yards | 318-1694 |
|---|---|
| Yards per carry | 5.3No. 20 of 138 |
| 10-plus-yard runs (rate) | 15.8%No. 36 of 138 |
| Stuffed at or behind the line (rate) | 17.7%No. 75 of 138 |
Scoring
| Points per game | 44.7No. 2 of 138 |
|---|---|
| Yards per play | 7.49No. 5 of 138 |
| Third-down rate | 50.0%No. 14 of 138 |
| Red-zone TD rate | 77.1%No. 8 of 138 |
| Giveaways | 10No. 52 of 138 |
Defense
| Points allowed per game | 30.9No. 116 of 138 |
|---|---|
| Yards per play allowed | 5.99No. 108 of 138 |
| Yards per pass attempt allowed | 8.2No. 127 of 138 |
| Yards per carry allowed | 4.2No. 82 of 138 |
| Sack rate | 5.3%No. 87 of 138 |
| Takeaways | 14No. 31 of 138 |
| Third-down rate allowed | 37.7%No. 61 of 138 |
Totals are the official box score. * Yards per attempt and the rates come from the play-by-play, where passing yards count on completions only, so they can differ from the box score by a play or two.
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Player leaders
The top 3 in each category over the same games. Passing yards count every completion (official box score).
Passing
- Tayven Jackson212-299, 2871 yds, 23 TD, 5 INT
- Chaston Ditta14-19, 159 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
Rushing
- Jahiem White164 carries, 1182 yds, 16 TD
- Brendon Haygood47 carries, 216 yds, 3 TD
- Chris Jimerson Jr.15 carries, 91 yds, 0 TD
Receiving
- Justin Stevenson55 catches, 898 yds, 8 TD
- Max Reese28 catches, 407 yds, 3 TD
- Corri Milliner20 catches, 325 yds, 1 TD
Tackles
- Zakye Barker70
- CJ Coombes59
- Brandon Jones55
Sacks
- Davion Rhodes5
- Brayden Knox3
- Zakye Barker2
Interceptions
- Peyton Taylor2
- Bryce Garza1
- CJ Coombes1
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Who's playing
Based on who has actually played this season, from the box scores, not the team's published depth chart. Each bar is that player's share of the team's attempts, carries (quarterbacks left out), catches or tackles. The box score lists no positions, so there is no offensive line here.
Throwing
- Tayven JacksonMost passes in the last game9 games299 attempts93%
- Chaston Ditta4 games19 attempts6%
Carrying
- Jahiem White9 games164 carries62%
- Brendon Haygood7 games47 carries18%
- Chris Jimerson Jr.5 games15 carries6%
- Nick Osho3 games11 carries4%
Catching
- Justin Stevenson9 games55 catches24%
- Jahiem White9 games33 catches14%
- Kyle Koch6 games28 catches12%
- Max Reese8 games28 catches12%
Tackling
- Zakye Barker9 games70 tackles11%
- CJ Coombes9 games59 tackles9%
- Brandon Jones9 games55 tackles9%
- Aaron Alexander8 games40 tackles6%
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The season, week by week
- Week 1 L 16–52 at Indiana. The pass defense gave ground: Indiana got 14.4 yards an attempt, 6.1 over what it usually gains. Its fewest yards an attempt of the season.
- Week 2 W 44–6 vs UNLV. The run defense was the strength: UNLV got 2.5 yards a carry, 2.3 under what it usually gains. Won the turnover battle by 4.
- Week 3 L 35–49 at Texas State. The pass defense gave ground: Texas State got 12.2 yards an attempt, 4.5 over what it usually gains. Lost the turnover battle by 2.
- Week 4 W 63–14 vs Houston Christian. Houston Christian is an FCS team, so there is no FBS baseline to grade this one against. Won the turnover battle by 2.
- Week 5 W 45–44 at Tulsa. The pass defense was the strength: Tulsa got 4.9 yards an attempt, 2.5 under what it usually gains. Lost the turnover battle by 3.
- Week 6 W 50–10 vs Charlotte. The pass defense gave ground: Charlotte got 9.5 yards an attempt, 3.2 over what it usually gains. Won the turnover battle by 2.
- Week 8 W 49–39 at Navy. The passing game was the strength: 13.3 yards an attempt, 4.8 more than Navy usually allows. Its most yards an attempt of the season.
- Week 9 W 48–41 vs Florida Atlantic. The run defense was the strength: Florida Atlantic got 2.5 yards a carry, 1.1 under what it usually gains. Its most yards a carry of the season.
- Week 10 W 52–23 vs Rice. The pass defense gave ground: Rice got 10.1 yards an attempt, 3.1 over what it usually gains. Won the turnover battle by 2.